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Mottl, Felix
(Encyclopedia) Mottl, FelixMottl, Felixfāˈlēks mōˈtəl [key], 1856–1911, Austrian conductor. He assisted Wagner in preparing the first Bayreuth Festival, at which he conducted the Ring cycle. Mottl…Maracay
(Encyclopedia) MaracayMaracaymäräkīˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 354,196), capital of Aragua state, N Venezuela, at the eastern end of Lake Valencia. It is a commercial, agricultural, and industrial city…El Cordobés
(Encyclopedia) El CordobésEl Cordobésĕl kōrdōvāsˈ [key], 1936?–, Spanish bullfighter, b. Manuel Benítez Pérez. The predominant matador of the 1960s, he brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical…José Tomás
(Encyclopedia) José Tomás (José Tomás Román Martín), 1975–, Spanish matador. Though he first entered the bullring in Spain, he became a full-fledged matador in Mexico City after having gone there to…Roscius, Quintus
(Encyclopedia) Roscius, QuintusRoscius, Quintuskwĭnˈtəs rŏshˈəs [key], c.126 b.c.–62 b.c., Roman actor. Born a slave at Solonium, he became the greatest comic actor of his time. From the dictator…generator
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Generator: The rotation of the conducting coil of wire in a magnetic field causes a current to be induced in the coil. This current is alternating and is conducted from the coil…astrobleme
(Encyclopedia) astroblemeastroblemeăsˈtrōblēmˌ [key], large, circular structure ranging from c.1&fslsh;2 mi to 40 mi (.8–64 km) in diameter. Astroblemes are found at numerous places on the earth'…Kekulé von Stradonitz, Friedrich August
(Encyclopedia) Kekulé von Stradonitz, Friedrich AugustKekulé von Stradonitz, Friedrich Augustfrēˈdrĭkh ouˈg&oobreve;st kāˈk&oomacr;lā fən shträˈdōnĭts [key], 1829–96, German organic chemist.…Clews, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Clews, Henry, c.1836–1923, American financier, b. England. He emigrated to the United States c.1850 and joined an import business as a junior clerk. In 1859 he cofounded the banking…entrapment
(Encyclopedia) entrapment, in law, the instigation of a crime in the attempt to obtain cause for a criminal prosecution. Situations in which a government operative merely provides the occasion for…Trending
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